Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-01
Good Counsel.

Ny brother, remarks q writer IN TIM
Christian Register, it is said, and J
believe it to be in many cases true, tina
men do not read women readily: dc
not understand their real characters
even though those characters may be
seen by other women. Now, let me-
give you an infallible rule, n which
you can apply III every case and never
be disappointed in the results. 1t Is
simply this: When you come into the
presence of o woman whom yon are
meeting for the first time, note the i'm.
precision she makes on your mind. Ii
she reminds you at once of your sex
and her own by look, word, or act, let
her alone, for her influence will degrade
YOU. She may please your eye by her
beauty, your ear by her voice, fiatter
you by her words and manner, but she
will never be a true friend to you. She
studies to please, and expects you to
please in return. She has no thought
above present pleasure and no care for
ANYTHING but self. She will never up
lift you beyond your present plane nor
iIcite you to deeds of honor. She must
I've out her organization and by suffer
ing be made to see the true aim OF life
before she can be to you in any respect
what a womanshould be to a man, guide
to draw him up, not down; . friend
whom no can safely trust and honor,
and, perchance, ever love.
If, on the other hand, you meet q wo-
man whose presence brings no thought
of sex into your mind, who brings out
your best thoughts and gives you hers
in return, whose manner encourages no
ignoble deed or word, who respects
herself, and involuntarily calls out your
respect for her, make that woman your
friend, no matter what may be her age
or social position, no matter if she be
poorly dressed and plain-featured and
one not calculated to make q show in
the world of fashion; she has a soul
filled with good, and her thoughts are
the forerunners of good deeds, and she
will prove o source Of constant inspira-
ton to that you shall draw you to higher
planes of development and tend to
make you the mar you ought to be.
After spending an hour with such a wo-
nan you leave her feeling more manly,
more erect morally and physically, and,
though you may not have the thought
clearly formed in your mind, yet you
are conscious that the time spent in hel
company was spent wisely. You are
aware that her influence is elevatine
and refining, and you feel your better
nature rousing into action. You fee
ashamed Of your misdeeds and wisl
yourself better than what you are, an6
resolve to make yourself more worthy
of her regard. Evils that you have
scarce noticed before you are hardl,
willing to tolerate, new desires awake
and you breathe for O time a new, purel
atmosphere.
When you find q woman who pro
duces these Or similar impressions OF
you, cultivate her acquaintance; she vii.
do you good. Her influence will b.
enrolling, not degrading. She vii
never drag a man down, but raise hin
to q higher level, and bring out il
strong relief all the grand nobility o
manhood that is in him, and tn
strength and purity of his highest an,
best gifts.
The friendship and love of a woman
of this class is worth winning, m.
brother, and happy is he who can cal
such a woman his friend, and doubl.
blessed is he who can win her for hi
life companion. Association with he
will be on q plane far above selfish pas
sion, and round out the life into har
m%onious completeness that not only in
fuences the individual, but all who com
IN contact with him.